Painted Hills, pt 4: 260-400mm

Here are two more: the first is 400mm, the second 260. I was inspired by David's images earlier this year. I hope y'all are not getting tire of my little "anthology" here.

Here is the 260mm:

Not getting tired of these at all, Marylynne. Both are excellent abstracts. I think the first one would be just a touch stronger with a crop off the top down to just below that light line on the left. The second one is an example of lines and juxtaposition. I can get lost in that image.

Thanks, David. You got me started on this train of thought with your posts a month or so ago.

Funny, but I didn't notice that line until I posted here. Totally agree on that. I'll crop it for sure.

Both of these are nice Marylynne, in fact I found the whole series appealing. The 2nd one here though is my favorite. I can imagine how beautiful this would be blown up VERY LARGE and dressed up with a mat with warm colors.
Congrtulations!

A wonderful series, Marylynne, not to tire of at all! I like the grand landscape view and the 400mm version the best, but they're all just great. Did you do any vertical comps?

I did a couple of verticals, Catherine, but wasn't pleased with them. The sky and foreground were not always cooperative. I did a few good verticals in a different area (closer to Cherry Creek, way past Painted Hills) and I'll share those sometime next week. They are more farmy/ranchy shots with cattle, farm equipment, etc.

Fun stuff Marylynne. My favorite is the second, but with the bottom sand cropped off so that it is down to competing diagonals (the color layers one way and the ravines the other).

Thanks, John. I see what you're saying about the second one. I struggled with just how abstract to go and whether to leave context for scale. I'm going to take your advice on that one.